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Word was received in Oconee County today that a prisoner who escaped from a North Carolina penal facility last week has been captured in Pennsylvania. The recaptured inmate, Kevin B. Adams, had ties to Oconee County. At the time of his escape Lenoir, North Carolina authorities believed Adams might be in the company of his wife, Christy. This afternoon Jimmy […]
Read moreThousands of taxpayers who received $50 tax rebates last year are receiving 1099s from the South Carolina Department of Revenue. But that doesn’t mean they owe state taxes on the rebate. Generally mailed in January each year, a 1099 is a record showing you received income from someone other than your employer. This form is used to calculate income to […]
Read moreThe subject of a high-speed chase from North Carolina into Oconee County was taken into custody apparently in the vicinity of the South Carolina Welcome Center. The chase started earlier this morning in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Officers there attempted to make a traffic stop of a white Dodge with a camper pulling a skid steer. The chase proceeded along […]
Read moreAfrican American men make up 2 percent of the teachers in the U.S. In South Carolina, 25 percent of all first-year teachers hired for the 2017-2018 academic year are no longer teaching in South Carolina schools. Call Me MISTER® has spent the last 20 years working to change those statistics. The program works to increase the pool of available teachers […]
Read moreA crowd of 300 is expected Friday at Seneca’s Family Life Institute for the city’s annual Black History Luncheon. All tickets have been taken, according to Shelby Henderson. Each year the event grows by reputation. Keynoting this year’s luncheon will be Dr. Brenda Tindall who is involved with the creation of an International African American Museum in Charleston.
Read moreThe weatherman says he is sorry. He missed the forecast on Saturday when a 2.5″ snow fell here outside WGOG. Listeners have given us the following other snowfall counts: 3″ in both Zion and Richland communities; 4″ in Mountain Rest. At the Hickory Hollow weather station in Walhalla, Official Weather Observer Barbara Wilson reported 2.5″ of snow.
Read moreWith an abundance of grief, we announce the home-going of Mary Joann Wilson Cain, 86, of Westminster, SC on February 8, 2020. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:30 – 1:30 pm at Sandifer Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will follow at, 2:00 pm, Friday, February 14, 2020, at Chauga Baptist Church Cemetery. After the service, she […]
Read moreWestminster – Betty Jean York Beck, 81, wife of 61 years to the late Bart Keith Beck, passed away peacefully, February 6, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Service will be held 2:00 pm, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home with burial to follow at Unity Baptist Church Cemetery. The […]
Read moreWestminster – Helen Vissage James, 94, wife of the late Jesse Gaston James, passed away, February 9, 2020, at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. A Funeral Service will be held 11 am, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Westminster First Baptist Church with burial to follow at First Baptist Memorial Park. The family will receive friend’s from 6:00 – 8:00 […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Janice Ruth Quarles Summey, 71, wife of the late Melvin Cleo Summey, of 605 Ebenezer Rd., West Union, passed away on Saturday, February 08, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family […]
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